Yeonmaehyup, "Min Hee-jin, take the NewJeans of 'New Jin's Stamping' and apologize." [Professional]

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The Korea Entertainment Management Association (Yonae Association) expressed its position on former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin and allegations of tampering over the NewJeans, saying, "It must be investigated."

"The allegations of tampering and related disputes over NewJeans are recognized as serious issues that can undermine the foundation and trust order of the Korean pop culture and arts industry," the Association said in a statement delivered through the Special Organization's Compensation and Coordination Ethics Committee on the 3rd. "This dispute should never arise in terms of human relationships in which the entertainment industry, which is a special industry, trusted each other regardless of equity or interests in the nature of the industry based on its fierce competition and survival principles, but if you look at the details, it is a serious problem that can shake the industrial foundation of the management industry and is judged to be an industry

"Tampering is a serious act of disrupting the industry's development as well as disrupting the good customs and order of the popular culture industry and breaking down legal system principles," he said. "CEO Min Hee-jin will have to clarify, and if such an act is true, he will have to take corresponding responsibility for it and make an official apology."

Allegations of NewJeans tampering must be identified.

The Korea Entertainment Management Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Salting Association") special organization, the Commission on the Ethics of Compensation and Punishment (hereinafter referred to as the "Compensation and Punishment Committee"), recognizes the controversial allegations of tampering with the group's NewJeans through recent media reports as a serious issue that can undermine the foundation and trust order of the Korean pop culture and arts industry, and expresses its official position as follows. The dispute should never arise in terms of human relationships in which the entertainment industry, a special industry, trusted each other regardless of equity or interest in the nature of the industry based on its own fierce competition and survival principles, but a detailed look has confirmed that it is a serious problem that can shake the management industry's industrial foundation and at the same time an industry's pessimistic behavior. Regarding these disputes, the Commission on Punishment and Punishment of the Special Organization of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions expresses its position in the sense that it must bring about change without condoning the unfair behavior of the industry rather than silent belief. In particular, in the case of allegations of group NewJeans tampering raised through the media, the private industry's own investigation is not legally enforceable, so there is a limit to identifying the laboratory of the case, making it difficult to resolve the related allegations. Although K-pop's industrial status and production process are at the top of the advanced cultural industry, unfortunately, tamping in the industry is a serious disruption to the industry's development as well as disrupting the good customs and order of the pop culture industry and breaking down legal system principles. We deeply regret that this dispute is not just an example of judgment, that there are such suspected cases of tampering. Accordingly, the Special Organization of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions, the Commission for Punishment and Punishment of the Special Organization of Korean Trade Unions, will make the following positions based on what has been reported in the media.

1. Regarding the report on the involvement of CEO Min Hee-jin's NewJeans in terminating the contract.

(1)In the media, Min Hee-jin's work is the press conference for NewJeans's Declaration of Termination of Contract at 7:30 p.m. on November 28, 2024. Dispatch obtained evidence that Min Hee-jin ordered the scene (out of sight). It also secured testimony that Min Hee-jin wrote a script for the press conference and familiarized the members. Min Hee-jin was also involved in the preparation of press releases for rebuttal. We've also decided when and how to deploy it."

(2)If these reports are true, it would be considered an act of disorder that violates the principles of good faith and integrity that hinder the good manners and development of the entertainment industry, and we express our deep concern and regret about this. If it is true that the former head of the entertainment company, a party to the dispute, was behind the scenes involved in artists' termination and in the process of termination, it is the most chronic illegal cheating in the entertainment industry, a typical tampering. In this regard, CEO Min Hee-jin will have to make a clear explanation, and if such an act is true, he will have to take corresponding responsibility for it and make an official apology.

2. Min Hee-jin's request for explanation

(1)The media reported that CEO Min Hee-jin met with Japanese racing giant Kazumichi at the end of 2024, and that Bonnie Chan-woo, CEO of Hong Kong's Complex China, talked with NewJeans representatives.

(2)If it is true that CEO Min Hee-jin mobilized NewJeans members in the process of meeting with Japanese racing figure Kazumichi, it is an act that seriously violates the artist's personal rights and rights, and the industry should further strengthen the ethical standards of industrial interests. In addition, regarding "Bonnie Chan-woo," CEO of Hong Kong's "Complex China," we held discussions with representatives of NewJeans. He said he has no intention of returning even if he loses the contract violation lawsuit. We will immediately resume creative activities, including music production and performances, if we take over the stake." We express our deep concern and regret over the report, and ask you to give an official explanation as to who the representatives of NewJeans have discussed with Audor as their exclusive contract is valid.

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3. Necessity of objective and fair fact-finding on this matter of dispute

The current legal dispute between Hive and Min Hee-jin should not be reduced to personal conflicts or financial matters. If this issue is covered unfinished in terms of external image management to avoid confusion, new attempts and investments in the industry, contract order and trust across the K-entertainment industry, and bold challenges will be dampened, destabilizing contracts and systems as a whole, and any contracts and systems will be difficult to operate stably. And it's a critical issue that sets the sustainability of the industry straight, and it's about setting common sense and justice right for artists and many people in the industry who are deeply hurt in the process.

We also urge Hive, an industry leader, to choose a path to establish principles rather than compromise to create an opportunity to redefine the order of the entertainment industry. As a leading K-culture company, the dispute within Hive should serve as an opportunity to establish order in the entertainment industry, strengthen the trust and foundation of the K-Entertainment industry, and redefine its structure.

4. institutional improvement, etc. for 'tampering'

K-pop has grown into a globally influential industry and is leading Korea's cultural industry, but old-fashioned bad practices such as 'tamping' must disappear in order for the K-pop industry to be maintained continuously. With this opportunity, the special committee of the annual sales association will ensure that bad practices such as "tamping" will disappear from the industry and that the parties and artists who have attempted tempering will be responsible for them. In particular, those in the industry who have tried to tamp down will have to be removed from the industry and will never be allowed to put their foot on it again.

In order to ensure that there is no lack of legitimacy for the establishment and systematic development of popular culture, the committee will deal with this dispute not in legal interpretation but in the maintenance of basic social customs and industry order. If there was an unfair act with the aim of creating a high-quality entertainment management system aimed at by the association, we would like to prevent a recurrence and make this position clear and actively respond to it for the public good. Suspicions of group NewJeans tempering must be thoroughly investigated in order to create an environment in which pop culture and arts workers can work in the industry with sound beliefs. If the allegations of this case, which have been highlighted internally and externally, are not transparently identified, similar incidents could happen again in the K-pop culture industry, and the private industry's self-purification efforts will be tarnished, and the Korean Wave industry's strained investment and distrust between producers and artists will further accelerate the contraction of K-pop culture. This case is a very important issue in the K-pop culture industry, so clear fact-checking and wise judgment by judicial authorities should be made. The Special Organization of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions once again emphasizes the need to establish a management environment based on Sangdo to protect the authenticity of the pop culture and arts industry and sustainability of the industry, and we hope that the Korean pop culture and arts industry will develop into a more mature culture industry in harmony with the establishment of exclusive contract principles and industrial ethics. Thank you.

(G) The Korea Entertainment Management Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Salting Association") Special Organization The Commission on Compensation and Mediation Ethics (hereinafter referred to as the "Salting Association") is the first industry self-purification system in the popular culture industry to prevent damage caused by indiscriminate disputes, represent the public interest, and establish sound industry practices and social justice through self-purification. It is a permanent special organization of the Korean Association of Commerce and Industry established in 2009 and is doing its best to create a sound and benign industrial system through true facts. In addition, through the exclusive contract dispute mediation and self-purification system, the Commission is mediating disputes within the industry through dialogue and compromise. It is a special organization for the annual sales association that does its best to ensure that the pop culture and arts industry goes forward fairly by leading the exit of bad managers, entertainer sex service agencies, habitual managers, delinquent producers, and agencies who confuse the entertainment management industry.

(G)Ethical Committee on Compensation and Mediation of Special Organization of the Korea Entertainment Management Association

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